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Jessup Moot Court

Jessup Case 2023Welcome to the new home of Ruhr University Bochum's Jessup teams! 

Every year since 2003, a team from Ruhr University Bochum has participated in the Philip C. Jessup International Law Moot Court with great success. At the Jessup, students play lawyers from two fictitious states who are involved in a dispute before the International Court of Justice of the United Nations. Every year in September, a 30-page case is published in English, on which the teams write pleadings for the defense and the prosecution and then conduct oral hearings.

Latest News

Dress Rehearsal for 2023's Jessup Team

If you are interested in attending a simulated dispute before the International Court of Justice, the RUB Jessup team cordially invites you to the dress rehearsal on February 13, 2024 at 4 p.m. in the campus "Gerichtslabor"

Ruhr University Bochum represented at Jessup Moot Court

The team consisting of law students Gianna Ittermann, Hannah Holewik, Yari-Lasse Jäger, Lisa-Marie Welker, and Lilli-Noor Wouhbé represented Ruhr University Bochum at this year's Jessup German National Rounds, held from 28 February to 02 March in Münster. The team was coached by IFHV's Maximilian Bertamini and Rouven Diekjobst. Read more about the team's journey in the press release and the team's report.

Jessup 2024/2025 Call for Applications

Nach dem Jessup ist vor dem Jessup! Auch in diesem Jahr wird die RUB wieder mit dabei sein, wenn der älteste, größte und prestigeträchtigste Moot Court der Welt in die nächste Runde geht. Deshalb sucht das IFHV ein Team für den Jessup 2024/25! Bewirb Dich jetzt!